State of Local Govt

A. By passing their budgets
B. By enacting necessary laws for these bodies
C. By prescribing their organizations and functions through statutes
D. Through all the above methods

A. Control ensures greater efficiency in municipal services
B. It keeps a check on powerful local interests which may operate against the common interest
C. It provides necessary finances to the proper areas for provision of welfare services
D. It ensures diversity in municipal services

A. Health and sanitation
B. Protection of life and property
C. Construction of roads, bridges, public baths, etC.
D. Maintenance of police force

A. Increase in the functions of local bodies
B. Decline in the functions of local bodies
C. Neither increase nor decline in the functions of local bodies
D. Elimination of local bodies

A. Local government institutions are the administrative out posts of the central or state government
B. Local bodies are subordinate wings of the state executive wing
C. The local bodies are subordinate to the law of the state or centre
D. None of the above

A. Can levy taxes
B. Can levy taxes with the prior approval of the state government
C. Cannot levy taxes
D. Propose taxes to the state government

A. Sovereign
B. Self-created
C. Creation of central or state governments
D. None of the above

A. No autonomy
B. Complete autonomy
C. Autonomy within the limits prescribed by statutes
D. None of the above

A. It enjoys jurisdiction over very limited area
B. It operates on the principle that local problems can be best solved by the local people
C. It undertakes only those activities which benefit the people of area
D. None of the above

A. Raises its funds largely locally
B. Depends for the finances on the centre only
C. Depends for the funds on the state government only
D. None of the above